St. Johns County School District (SJCSD) is the public school district for St. Johns County, Florida. St. Johns County is home to three of the nation's best high schools (Nease 91st, Bartram 327th and St. Augustine 421st) according to Newsweek Magazine in 2008.History1866 - St. Joseph Academy was founded and is the oldest Catholic high school in Florida. 1885 – Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind begins as a state-supported residential school for deaf and blind children in Florida.1924 – Hastings High School is opened for farm children in the southwest corner of St. Johns county 1959 – St. Augustine High School is the St. Johns county public high school1981 – Nease High School was opened to alleviate overcrowding at SAHS.2000 – Pedro Menendez High School and Bartram Trail High School are opened to alleviate overcrowding at SAHS and Nease, respectively. 2008 – Creekside High School and Ponte Vedra High School are opened to alleviate overcrowding at Bartram Trail and Nease, respectively.
